Brooder.



N0. 68!,455. Patented Aug; 27, l90l.

W. H. McCORMICK.

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No. 68l.455.

Patented Aug. 27. l90l. W. H. MGCORMIGK.

BROODER.

(Application filed Jun. 30, 1900.)

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WALLACE l'I. MCCORMICK, OF BUDD, ILLINOIS.

B-ROODER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 681,455, dated August 27, 1901.

Application filed January 30, 1900. Serial No. 3,343. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALLACE H. MCCOR- MICK, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Budd, in the county of Livingston and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ohicken-Brooders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to chicken-brooders, and more particularly to that class adapted to be used in or out of doors.

One object of my invention is to provide a chicken-brooder adapted to be heated by hot air, its arrangement being such that the chickens have at all times warm fresh air free of fumes from the lamp, which is located under the floor of the brooder.

Another object of this invention is to pro-- sists in the particular construction of the various parts and in the novel manner of combination or arrangement of said parts, all of which will be fully described, and specificall y pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved brooder. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sec tional view.

Referring by letters to the drawings, A represents the base of the brooder, which is comprised of an oblong casing havinga platform or floor B, secured at the top thereof. Beneath the platform in the center of the casingis a sheet-iron plate supporting a drum 0, which encircles a smaller drum D, adapted to inclose the flame of a lamp which is placed in the casing. Both of the drums extend up through the floor into the hover, the outer drum being surrounded by a circular netting or wire-gauze E, which prevents the chickens from crowding and being forced in contact with the drum. The casing is provided with a door F, also with vents G and H. Leading from the vent H, whichis secured in the side of the casing, is an air-shaft I, which conducts the cold air to the drum 0, where it is heated by the drum 1) and passes up and out of the hover or to and from the feeding portion M of the brooder. The upper casing J is hinged to and secured upon the lower casing A. It is provided with a lid N, vents 0, windows P, and a door Q, which leads out to the runway. The runway consists of a platform R, hinged to the lower casing, so as to be raised or lowered, as desired. When in the raised position, it is supported by a frame S, having a strip of wire netting or gauze at the top thereof. The frame S and the lower casing support the sides. T of the runway, which are secured in position by hooks and eyes.

It will thus be seen that I provide an exceedingly cheap and simple form of a brooder and one that will efficiently perform all of its intended functions.

Having thus described the various features of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A brooder for chickens, consisting in the combination of two casings hinged together, the lower casing having a floor, a plate beneath the floor supporting two drums, one of the drums encircling the other, the drums projecting up through the floor, the inner drum being closed at the top and open at the bottom through an aperture in the plate supporting the same, the outer drum being closed at the bottom and open at the top, a wire gauze around the drums, and an air-shaft leading from the outer drum to one side of the casing, the upper casing being divided into two compartments, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination in a poultry-brooder, of two casings hinged together, the upper casing being divided into two compartments; the lower casing having a floor, a plate secured beneath thefloorsupportingtwo drums, an air-shaft leading from the outer drum one of the drums encircling the other, the to a vent in the side of the lower casing, subinner drum being closed at the top and open I stantially as shown and described.

at the bottom through an aperture in the plate supporting the same, the outer drum \Vitnesses: being closed at the bottom and open at the VVILLIAM MCCORMICK, top, a wire-gauze surrounding the drums, and CHAS. A. VERNER.

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